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October, 2021
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Critical analysis of the confluence of Mīmāṃsā hermeneutics and Dharma texts
Research Summary:
Critical analysis of the confluence of Mīmāṃsā hermeneutics and Dharma texts in order to evaluate whether the former had the effect of restricting the meaning and rules related to dharma rules through exclusive use of specific interpretative techniques; understanding how much influence and of what kind Mīmāṃsā interpretative techniques had on restricting injunctive texts to certain specific meanings to the exclusion of others. This research is specific to the duties and rights of women and different castes.